[78-L] True in Sound, was Cassettes

[Milan P Milovanovic]

Dear David and all the members of 78online list,

it is true that there are differences when signal or passages are recorded 
at -20db, -40db, and -60db onto CD, and later restored to full level. But 
how about when signal is recorded the straight to the lacquer (or even 
processed to ordinary vinyl record) or to the master tape and then restored 
to max level? We will also hear some master tape noise or hiss or also some 
other noise originated from cutting the master lacquer, right. It will be 
included in original signal, right?

All the best,
Milan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DAVID BURNHAM" <burnhamd at rogers.com>
To: <78-L at 78online.com>
Sent: Friday, October 21, 2011 10:48 PM
Subject: [78-L] True in Sound, was Cassettes




I always wrote off as belonging to what I called the "flat earth society of 
audio", those who considered the LP to be superior to the CD, and I still 
believe that some of these LP enthusiasts were completely misguided. When 
you asked them why they prefer the LP medium they always mention the 
"ambiance" of the LP compared to the vacuum from which the music emanates on 
a CD. These souls would obviously prefer the sound of an LP to the sound of 
the master tape from which it was made; this "ambiance" is nothing but the 
sound of a stylus rubbing against the walls of a vinyl groove, it has 
nothing to do with the recorded music.


 music which is almost never at full level. This was made apparent years ago 
when a piano was recorded at full level and then the same passage was 
recorded at -20dB, -40dB and -60dB, in each case the playback level was 
restored so you could hear the distortion; at -60 the piano sounded more 
like a synthesizer, (caused by quantization distortion).

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